Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton

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Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury
নূর-ই-আলম চৌধুরী
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
12 June 1996
Preceded byAbul Khair Chowdhury
ConstituencyMadaripur-1
In office
27 September 1991 – 15 February 1996
Preceded byIlias Ahmed Chowdhury
Succeeded byAbul Khair Chowdhury
ConstituencyMadaripur-1
8th Chief Whip of Parliament
Assumed office
30 January 2019
SpeakerShirin Sharmin Chaudhury
Preceded byA. S. M. Feroz
Personal details
Born (1964-06-01) 1 June 1964 (age 59)
Sheikh-Wazed family
NicknameLiton

Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury (

Nick name Liton, is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and Member of Parliament from Madaripur-1 and the Chief whip of Jatiya Sangsad.[1][2]

Early life

Chowdhury was born on 1 June 1964 to a

Muslim preacher Sheikh Awwal of Baghdad.[4]

Chowdhury completed

Higher Secondary School Certificate examination.[5] He is the grandnephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[6]

Career

Chowdhury's father, Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury, died in May 1991 while serving as member of parliament from Madaripur-1.[7] Chowdhury contested in the subsequent by-election after the death of his father and was elected parliament as an Awami League candidate in September 1991.[8][9]

Chowdhury was re-elected to parliament in June 1996 as a candidate of the Awami League.[10] He received 61,012 votes while his nearest rival, Abul Khaer Chowdhury of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 29,312 votes.[10]

Chowdhury was re-elected to parliament in 2001 as a candidate of the Awami League.[10] He received 98,898 votes while his nearest rival, Khalilur Rahman Chowdhury of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 47,831 votes.[10]

In 2008, Chowdhury was re-elected to parliament as a candidate of the Awami League.[11][12] He received 119,767 votes while his nearest rival, independent candidate Kamal Zaman Mollah, received 20,443 votes.[12] He is a trustee of the Bangabandhu Memorial Trust.[13] He was a whip of the 9th parliament.[14]

Chowdhury was elected to Parliament in 2014 from Madaripur-1 as a Awami League Candidate unopposed as the election was boycotted by opposition parties.[5][15] He was appointed the whip of the Parliament. He is also a member of the parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Housing and Public Works.[16] He was the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Shipping.[17] In February 2017, he was made secretary of the Awami League Parliamentary Party.[18] He is the chief advisor of the Shibchar Upazila Shomity.[19]

In 2018, Chowdhury was re-elected to parliament as a candidate of the Awami League from Madaripur-1.[20] He received 227,393 votes while his nearest rival, Sazzad Hossain Sidiquee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 313 votes.[20] He was appointed chief whip of the 11th parliament.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Sheikh Hasina elected House leader, Matia Chowdhury deputy leader". Risingbd Online Bangla News Portal. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ^ "PM asks newly elected AL MPs to focus on people's welfare". RTV Online. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Madaripur 1 constituency: BNP attempts to win-over Awami League supporters". Dhaka Tribune. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  4. ^ Haque Khoka, Mominul (1998). অস্তরাগের স্মৃতি সমুজ্জ্বল : বঙ্গবন্ধু, তাঁর পরিবার ও আমি (in Bengali). Dhaka: Shahitya Prakash. p. 24. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Constituency 218_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Hasina's relatives pile up assets in 5 years". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
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  9. ^ Nityan; Halder, a; Madaripur (25 December 2008). "Grand alliance has fair chance to sail through". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". 29 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Bangladesh Election Commission - Home page". 11 February 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online". 17 April 2018. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Bangabandhu trust meet held". The Daily Star. BSS. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  14. ^ Haque, Sajidul. "Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury made chief whip of parliament". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  15. ^ "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Land conversion fees in the capital's posh areas frustrate owners, developers". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  17. ^ "PM opens Paira Bandar". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  18. ^ "Noor-E-Alam Chy made ALPP secy". The Daily Star. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  19. ^ "BNDF to hold day-long health camp". The Daily Star. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  20. ^ a b "Madaripur-1 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  21. ^ "Liton made chief whip of 11th parliament". The Daily Star. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
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